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Bihar move past AP

JAIPUR, March 15: Defending champions Bihar, gunning for a hat-trick of wins in the championship, were made to struggle by Andhra Pradesh...

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JAIPUR, March 15: Defending champions Bihar, gunning for a hat-trick of wins in the championship, were made to struggle by Andhra Pradesh in a group A8217; league match of the 49th Senior National Basketball Championship here today.

The two time champions, fresh from their title triumph in the Imphal National Games last month, were trailing 28-37 at half time but rallied to edge past Andhra 71-56 on the opening day at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium courts here.

Results: Men8217;s: Pool A Bihar 71
Jaldeep Dhaliwal 18, Nishant Kumar 17, M Islauddin 12, Cyril Miranda 12 bt Andhra Pradesh 56 S Choudhary 14, PB Srinath 14, Vamsi 10; Tamil Nadu 62 Ganesh Saravanan 25, Sridhar 13, Gopi Nath 10 bt Indian Railways 44 Vishal Kumar 17, Ram Kumar 11, Mahender 6.

Pool B: Karnataka 69 Gautam 22, Murli 15, Rajan 13 bt Maharashtra 61 Srihari Garge 14, Mahesh Naidu 13, Pankaj 10.

Pool D: Rajasthan 66 Pankaj Malik 11, Mod Singh 9, Jagdish 9, Vikas 8 bt Orissa 52 Dilip Kumar 27, Amaresh Patra15.

Women8217;s: Pool B Madhya Pradesh 54 Savita 19, Neelam 8, Vibha 7 bt Delhi 33 Nishitha Chaudhary 18, Manila 8, Sushila 7.

 

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